Pub Date : 2025-08-07DOI: 10.1016/j.tru.2025.100220
Luke S. Vest , Seo H. Baik , Fitsum Baye , Kin-Wah Fung , Clement J. McDonald
Introduction
Apixaban and rivaroxaban are the most prescribed direct oral anticoagulants, and the safety of different doses in patients at high risk for bleeding is not fully defined. The objective of this study was to compare the rate of hospitalizations due to bleeding in patients prescribed apixaban versus rivaroxaban at specific doses.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective cohort study of more than 1.9 million Medicare beneficiaries who filled prescriptions for apixaban or rivaroxaban from 2014 to 2020 using the Medicare Parts A, B, C and D encounter and prescription claims database. The primary outcomes measured were hospitalizations due to bleeding categorized by location (intracranial, gastrointestinal [GI], and other) and all-cause mortality.
Results
Among the population studied, 1,022,170 (53 %) filled a prescription for apixaban 5 mg during the study period, followed by rivaroxaban 20 mg (27 %) and rivaroxaban 10 mg (11 %). Compared to the reference group of apixaban 5 mg, combination prescriptions for rivaroxaban 15–20 mg were associated with more than twice the risk of hospitalization due to GI bleeding (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.41, 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 2.15–2.70) and other bleeding (HR = 2.42, 95 % CI: 1.92–3.05) and were associated with a 51 % higher risk of hospitalization due to intracranial bleeding (HR = 1.51, 95 % CI: 1.15–1.98). There were 88,740 (4.6 %) deaths during the study period, with a 27 % increased risk of death associated with prescriptions for apixaban 2.5 mg (HR = 1.27, 95 % CI: 1.24–1.30) and a 19 % decreased risk of death associated with prescriptions for rivaroxaban 10 mg (HR = 0.81, 95 % CI: 0.78–0.85).
Conclusion
Rivaroxaban doses of 15 mg and greater were associated with higher bleeding risk. This data may aid clinicians in making an informed decision when prescribing specific doses of apixaban and rivaroxaban, particularly for patients with a high risk of bleeding.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-26DOI: 10.1016/j.tru.2025.100219
Laurie Josset , Mathilde Mura , Mathis Damon , Emma de Cartier d’Yves , Michèle Weiss-Gayet , Anaelle Boreau , Emeraude Rivoire , Nellie Della-Schiava , Anne Long , Sandrine Horman , Antoine Millon , Vincent Pialoux , Amandine Thomas
Background
In pro-inflammatory conditions, such as atherosclerosis, circulating monocytes may express tissue factor (TF), increasing thromboembolic risk. Regular physical activity (PA) has been shown to modulate hemostasis by reducing fibrinogen concentration and platelet activation, though its effects on coagulation are limited.
Objectives
We aim to evaluate the procoagulant and proinflammatory state in asymptomatic patients with atherosclerotic carotid stenosis, compared to healthy subjects and to assess the impact of a 6-month PA intervention.
Methods
This study included patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis and healthy subjects. Patients were randomized into a PA group (6-month individualized PA intervention), and a control group. Blood analyses were performed to assess monocyte phenotype and TF expression by flow cytometry, and coagulation parameters using rotative thromboelastometry.
Results
The expression of TF on the surface of circulating monocytes was significantly higher in patients than in healthy subjects (61.9 ± 11.7 % vs 33.7 ± 6.3 %, p < 0.0001), mainly explained by a higher expression on classical monocytes (77.7 ± 9.5 vs 58.3 ± 15.8 %, p < 0.001). Clotting times were lower in patients than in healthy subjects in basal (407.8 77.7 ± 144.6 s vs 615.5 ± 123.4 s p < 0.0001) and proinflammatory (222.4 ± 48.2 s vs 307.8 ± 82.4 s p = 0.003) conditions. A 6-month PA intervention did not induce any modulation of the monocyte phenotype or coagulation parameters of patients with atherosclerosis.
Conclusion
Asymptomatic patients with carotid atherosclerosis have a higher proinflammatory and procoagulant profile, suggesting a higher thromboembolic risk. However, home-based PA intervention did not improve their profiles.
背景:在促炎条件下,如动脉粥样硬化,循环单核细胞可能表达组织因子(TF),增加血栓栓塞的风险。有规律的体育活动(PA)已被证明通过降低纤维蛋白原浓度和血小板活化来调节止血,尽管其对凝血的影响有限。目的:我们的目的是评估无症状的动脉粥样硬化性颈动脉狭窄患者的促凝和促炎状态,与健康受试者进行比较,并评估6个月PA干预的影响。方法本研究包括无症状颈动脉狭窄患者和健康受试者。患者被随机分为PA组(6个月个体化PA干预)和对照组。进行血液分析,通过流式细胞术评估单核细胞表型和TF表达,并使用旋转血栓弹性仪评估凝血参数。结果患者外周血单核细胞表面TF表达明显高于正常对照组(61.9±11.7% vs 33.7±6.3%,p <;0.0001),主要原因是在经典单核细胞中表达较高(77.7±9.5% vs 58.3±15.8%,p <;0.001)。患者凝血时间低于健康对照组(407.8±77.7±144.6 s vs 615.5±123.4 s p <;0.0001)和促炎(222.4±48.2 s vs 307.8±82.4 s p = 0.003)。6个月的PA干预没有引起动脉粥样硬化患者单核细胞表型或凝血参数的任何调节。结论无症状颈动脉粥样硬化患者具有较高的促炎和促凝特征,提示血栓栓塞风险较高。然而,以家庭为基础的PA干预并没有改善他们的档案。
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Pub Date : 2025-07-14DOI: 10.1016/j.tru.2025.100218
Gabriela Carrillo-Balam , Tiffany Lee , Stephanie Young
Background
There is limited information on patients' experiences that influence their satisfaction and perception of the quality of care received at comprehensive thrombosis and anticoagulation management services. However, in order to provide patient-centred care, patients’ input is fundamental. Therefore, we aimed to explore the views and experiences of people who received care at an Adult Outpatient Thrombosis Service to identify aspects that are valued as well as areas for improvement.
Methods
This is an analysis of free-text data from an anonymous survey sent to all adult patients who received care from a multidisciplinary Thrombosis Service in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada between October 2017 and May 2019. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the open-ended free text responses and identify common themes.
Findings
In total, 40.7 % (n = 229) of survey respondents (N = 563) provided comments to the free-text question. Respondents made more positive comments than negative comments. Four common themes were identified: feeling seen, heard, and cared for; the information received filled the gap and sometimes missed the mark; service organization and follow-up: smooth for some, frustrating for others; and, accessing care: virtual options, travel burden, and waiting.
Conclusion
This analysis highlights the positive effect of receiving clear information and having a respectful patient-provider relationship on patients' perceived quality of care. Conversely, the need for alternative consultation-delivery modes, such as virtual care, was identified as an area of opportunity to improve patients’ care experience.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-12DOI: 10.1016/j.tru.2025.100216
A. Carlo , R. de Laat-Kremers , B. de Laat , M. Ninivaggi
Background
The ST Genesia is a fully automated thrombin generation (TG) device. Measuring TG can be useful for medical purposes as it is an indicator for the bleeding or thrombotic risk of a patient. When measuring TG, it is of utmost importance to be careful with the preanalytical part as it can affect TG. One of the preanalytical steps to be cautious with, is the plasma sample storage temperature and duration.
Methods
Citrated blood was collected and centrifuged twice for 10 min at 2840g to obtain platelet poor plasma. Plasma samples were stored directly in the freezer either at −20 °C or at −80 °C. TG was measured with a low, intermediate and high tissue factor concentration (STG-BleedScreen, STG-ThromboScreen and STG-DrugScreen, respectively) in fresh samples and after storage at -20°C and -80°C for 1 day, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. The samples stored at −80 °C were also measured after 18 and 24 months.
Results
Freezing platelet poor plasma samples did affect the TG parameters. This observation was independent of the storage temperature and the tissue factor used for triggering TG. Interestingly, TG was not significantly affected by time in storage at −20 °C and −80 °C even up to one year or two years, respectively. Some variation was observed in the samples measured with thrombomodulin, which may have been due to the use of a reagent kit with different lot number.
Conclusion
Freezing plasma does affect TG independently of the storage temperature. However, once frozen, the TG does not vary significantly in time even up to one or two years for samples stored at −20 °C and −80 °C, respectively.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-11DOI: 10.1016/j.tru.2025.100217
Peter C. Hou , Joseph Miller , Charles Bruen , Fady Youssef , Michael J. Schnaus , Kathyrn Brouillette , Raul Mendoza-Ayala , Jeffrey Zhang , Kenneth Stauderman , Sudarshan Hebbar
Introduction
A phase 2 double-blinded trial (CARDEA) (NCT04345614) in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 revealed that intravenous zegocractin treatment (Auxora™) was associated with improved clinical outcomes compared to standard of care (SOC). D-dimer serum level is a biomarker of thrombosis in COVID-19, and elevated levels are directly correlated with a high risk of poor outcomes. Here, we report biomarker analyses from blood samples collected from patients in that study.
Methods
Quantification of D-dimer levels was the primary endpoint of the study. Secondary endpoints measured levels of angiopoietin 1 (Ang1), angiopoietin 2 (Ang2), soluble CD25 (sCD25), and renin. CARDEA was conducted in 17 U S. clinical centers. Patients were randomly assigned to receive Auxora plus SOC (n = 143) or placebo plus SOC (n = 141). The medications were administered by a 4-h intravenous infusion at 2.0 mg/kg (1.25 mL/kg) at 0-h and 1.6 mg/kg (1 mL/kg) at 24 h and 48 h.
Findings
Patients in the Auxora group had a baseline mean D-dimer value of 2.61 mg/L and those in the placebo group had a value of 2.05 mg/L. Treatment with Auxora resulted in a statistically significant decrease in D-dimer levels within the first 72 h compared to placebo (delta = −0.92; [95 % CI: −1.82, −0.02]; p < 0.046). The decrease in D-dimer levels correlated with an increase in imputed PaO2/FiO2 at 72 h (r: −0.193; p < 0.05) and improved clinical status at 168 h (r: 0.218, p < 0.01). Auxora treatment reduced levels of Ang2 and sCD25, and increased Ang1 levels compared to placebo.
Conclusion
Auxora treatment significantly reduced D-dimer levels in patients diagnosed with COVID-19, and the decrease was associated with an improved clinical status.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tru.2025.100215
Sebastián Seni-Molina , Santiago Posso Marín , Juan Esteban Masmela , María Camila Naranjo-Ramírez , Arturo D. Mora , Juliana María Gutiérrez-Posso , Julio Diez-Sepúlveda , Juan David Victoria-Salcedo , Ana Cristina Montenegro Arenas , Camilo Andrés Rueda Ortiz , Edgar David Gómez Lahitton , Hoover O. León-Giraldo , Juan Esteban Gómez-Mesa , On behalf of the RECCANT-AR Research Group
Background
Anticoagulation reversal is critical in emergency settings for patients experiencing anticoagulant-related bleeding or requiring invasive or surgical procedures. Despite its importance, evidence in Colombia is limited.
Methods
RECCANT-AR (RegistroColombiano deClínicas deAnticoagulación y el Uso deAgentesReversores) is a multicenter, observational, ambispective study analyzing anticoagulated patients requiring reversal therapy due to bleeding or procedural needs. Data from the first 144 patients across four institutions were analyzed to describe their sociodemographic and clinical profiles.
Results
The cohort had a mean age of 66.9 years (SD ± 15.3) and a nearly equal sex distribution. Ethnicity was predominantly Mestizo (67.5%), followed by White (17.5%) and Afrodescendant (13.3%). The most common comorbidities were hypertension (61.8%), previous venous thromboembolism episodes (31.3%), dyslipidemia (30.6%), and diabetes mellitus (21.5%). Warfarin was the predominant anticoagulant (84%), followed by apixaban (4.9%) and dabigatran (4.2%). Bleeding was the primary indication for reversal (92.4%), while surgical needs accounted for 7.6% of cases. The most used reversal agents were vitamin K (75%) and prothrombin complex concentrates (27.1%). Hospitalization was required in 82% of cases, with 55.1% admitted to intensive care. The mortality rate was 7.6%.
Conclusion
Our study is the first multicenter characterization of anticoagulated patients requiring reversal therapy in Colombia. Cardiovascular comorbidities were highly prevalent, highlighting their association with hemorrhagic complications. Bleeding was the leading indication for reversal, and warfarin the most used anticoagulant, likely reflecting its higher bleeding risk. The limited availability of direct oral anticoagulant-specific reversal agents remains a challenge. The high hospitalization and mortality rates underscore the high-risk nature of this population, emphasizing the need for improved access to reversal agents and optimized anticoagulation practices. Further research is warranted.
背景:抗凝逆转在紧急情况下对于经历抗凝相关出血或需要侵入性或外科手术的患者至关重要。尽管它很重要,但在哥伦比亚的证据有限。recant - ar (Registro Colombiano de Clínicas de Anticoagulación y el Uso de Agentes Reversores)是一项多中心、观察性、双视角研究,分析因出血或手术需要而需要逆转治疗的抗凝患者。研究人员分析了来自四家机构的首批144名患者的数据,以描述他们的社会人口统计学和临床概况。结果该队列平均年龄为66.9岁(SD±15.3),性别分布基本相等。种族主要是混血儿(67.5%),其次是白人(17.5%)和非洲后裔(13.3%)。最常见的合并症是高血压(61.8%),既往静脉血栓栓塞发作(31.3%),血脂异常(30.6%)和糖尿病(21.5%)。华法林是最主要的抗凝剂(84%),其次是阿哌沙班(4.9%)和达比加群(4.2%)。出血是逆转的主要指征(92.4%),而手术需要占7.6%。使用最多的逆转药物是维生素K(75%)和凝血酶原复合物浓缩物(27.1%)。82%的病例需要住院治疗,55.1%的病例需要接受重症监护。死亡率为7.6%。结论:我们的研究是哥伦比亚首个对需要逆转治疗的抗凝患者进行多中心表征的研究。心血管合并症非常普遍,突出了它们与出血性并发症的关联。出血是逆转的主要指征,华法林是最常用的抗凝剂,可能反映了其较高的出血风险。直接口服抗凝特异性逆转药物的有限可用性仍然是一个挑战。高住院率和死亡率强调了这一人群的高风险性质,强调了改善获得逆转药物和优化抗凝实践的必要性。进一步的研究是有必要的。
{"title":"Characterizing anticoagulation reversal practices in Colombia: Initial insights from a national registry","authors":"Sebastián Seni-Molina , Santiago Posso Marín , Juan Esteban Masmela , María Camila Naranjo-Ramírez , Arturo D. Mora , Juliana María Gutiérrez-Posso , Julio Diez-Sepúlveda , Juan David Victoria-Salcedo , Ana Cristina Montenegro Arenas , Camilo Andrés Rueda Ortiz , Edgar David Gómez Lahitton , Hoover O. León-Giraldo , Juan Esteban Gómez-Mesa , On behalf of the RECCANT-AR Research Group","doi":"10.1016/j.tru.2025.100215","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tru.2025.100215","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Anticoagulation reversal is critical in emergency settings for patients experiencing anticoagulant-related bleeding or requiring invasive or surgical procedures. Despite its importance, evidence in Colombia is limited.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>RECCANT-AR (<strong><em>Re</em></strong><em>gistro</em> <strong><em>C</em></strong><em>olombiano de</em> <strong><em>C</em></strong><em>línicas de</em> <strong><em>Ant</em></strong><em>icoagulación y el Uso de</em> <strong><em>A</em></strong><em>gentes</em> <strong><em>R</em></strong><em>eversores</em>) is a multicenter, observational, ambispective study analyzing anticoagulated patients requiring reversal therapy due to bleeding or procedural needs. Data from the first 144 patients across four institutions were analyzed to describe their sociodemographic and clinical profiles.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The cohort had a mean age of 66.9 years (SD ± 15.3) and a nearly equal sex distribution. Ethnicity was predominantly Mestizo (67.5%), followed by White (17.5%) and Afrodescendant (13.3%). The most common comorbidities were hypertension (61.8%), previous venous thromboembolism episodes (31.3%), dyslipidemia (30.6%), and diabetes mellitus (21.5%). Warfarin was the predominant anticoagulant (84%), followed by apixaban (4.9%) and dabigatran (4.2%). Bleeding was the primary indication for reversal (92.4%), while surgical needs accounted for 7.6% of cases. The most used reversal agents were vitamin K (75%) and prothrombin complex concentrates (27.1%). Hospitalization was required in 82% of cases, with 55.1% admitted to intensive care. The mortality rate was 7.6%.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Our study is the first multicenter characterization of anticoagulated patients requiring reversal therapy in Colombia. Cardiovascular comorbidities were highly prevalent, highlighting their association with hemorrhagic complications. Bleeding was the leading indication for reversal, and warfarin the most used anticoagulant, likely reflecting its higher bleeding risk. The limited availability of direct oral anticoagulant-specific reversal agents remains a challenge. The high hospitalization and mortality rates underscore the high-risk nature of this population, emphasizing the need for improved access to reversal agents and optimized anticoagulation practices. Further research is warranted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34401,"journal":{"name":"Thrombosis Update","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100215"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144766902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-04DOI: 10.1016/j.tru.2025.100212
Antonella Tufano , Anna Testa , Marta Patturelli, Antonio Rispo, Vincenzo Fotticchia, Paola Rufolo, Federica Strano, Alessia Dalila Guarino, Antonietta Vitale, Olga Maria Nardone, Mario Ferrante, Rossella Caso, Fabiana Castiglione
Background
Patients affected by inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), namely Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are at risk for thromboembolic events (TE). Patients with active/relapsing disease and those needing hospitalization and surgery show the highest risk. The thrombotic risk in out-patients with IBD is underestimated and poorly investigated.
Objectives
to evaluate the prevalence, clinical features and risk factors for thromboembolism in IBD out-patients.
Methods
From May 2021 to September 2023, consecutive IBD out-patients were evaluated for the presence of cardiovascular risk factors (smoking, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia) and history of TE. Patients with a history of TE (including coronary heart disease, stroke, transient ischemic attack- TIA-, deep vein thrombosis- DVT-, superficial vein thrombosis- SVT-, pulmonary embolism- PE-) were studied for thrombophilia.
Results
A total of 302 IBD outpatients were included in the study (154 CD; 148 UC; mean age: 41.23 ± 17.4 years). Twenty-three patients (23/302; 7.6 %) showed a thrombotic event: 14 UC patients (14/148; 9.4 %) and 9 CD patients (9/154; 5.8 %).
Among the 23 patients with TE, we observed 12 arterial thromboses (12/23; 52.2 %), including 7 cases of Myocardial Infarction (7/12; 58.3 %), 3 Ischemic Stroke (3/12; 25 %), 2 TIA (2/12; 16.7 %); and 11 episodes of venous thromboembolism (VTE) (11/23; 47.8 %), including 7 DVT (7/11; 63.6 %), 2 SVT (2/11; 18.2 %) and 2 PE (2/11; 18.2 %).
Among the 11 VTE patients 6 were affected by UC and 5 patients were affected by CD. 5 out of 12 arterial thrombosis patients were affected by CD and 7 patients by UC.
In the univariable analysis, several predictors showed a significant association with TE, including IBD activity (OR = 4.98, 95 % CI: 1.93–12.81), arterial hypertension (OR = 4.44, 95 % CI: 1.86–10.60), hypercholesterolemia (OR = 4.68, 95 % CI: 1.38–15.92), hematologic disease (OR = 6.55, 95 % CI: 1.13–37.85).
Out-patients with IBD presented a low but not negligible risk of TE, mainly correlated to the common cardiovascular risk factors described in the general population and to the presence of immunological and hematological disease. Clinicians should not underestimate thrombotic risk in these patients.
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Pub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tru.2025.100213
Emmanouil S. Papadakis, Lucy A. Norris
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Pub Date : 2025-05-22DOI: 10.1016/j.tru.2025.100210
M. Jansson , S. Själander , V. Sjögren , F. Björck , H. Renlund , A. Själander
Introduction
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) used in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) are superior or non-inferior to warfarin in reducing the risk of stroke while at the same time having a similar or lower risk of bleeding. However, reduced doses are prescribed more often than expected from clinical practice and off-label underdosing is a frequent issue. The objective of this study was to compare effectiveness and safety between guideline and off-label dosing of DOACs.
Materials and methods
Auricula, a Swedish anticoagulation registry was used in identifying eligible patients from July 2011 to December 2017. The study cohort consisted of 47,355 patients with newly initiated DOAC (apixaban, dabigatran, or rivaroxaban) after exclusion of 92,316 patients due to concomitant venous thromboembolism, previous mechanical heart valve (MHV) or previous data entry in Auricula. The median durations of follow up were 403, 419, 373 and 209 days in the on-label standard dose cohort, off-label reduced dose cohort, on-label reduced dose cohort and the off-label standard dose cohort respectively. Endpoints (stroke and major bleeding) and baseline characteristics were collected from hospital administrative registers using ICD-10 codes or the Swedish Stroke register. Cohorts were compared using weighted adjusted Cox regression after full optimal matching based on propensity scores.
Results
Off-label underdosing of DOACs (n = 6,187, 9.7 %) was associated with higher risk of major bleeding HR 1.16 (95 % CI 1.05–1.27), other bleeding HR 1.16 (1.04–1.30), myocardial infarction HR 1.47 (1.20–1.80), ischemic stroke HR 1.25 (1.04–1.50) and all-cause mortality HR 1.52 (1.37–1.69) compared to on-label standard dosing (n = 35,065, 55.2 %). Among off-label underdosed DOACs, dabigatran was associated with higher risk of all-cause stroke 1.86 (1.07–3.23), ischemic stroke HR 1.97 (1.10–3.52) and all-cause stroke and systemic embolism HR 1.92 (1.11–3.32) compared to apixaban. Rivaroxaban was associated with major bleeding HR 1.70 (1.41–2.03), gastrointestinal bleeding HR 1.92 (1.33–2.77), and other bleeding HR 1.97 (1.57–2.47) compared to apixaban. The study could not show any differences comparing off-label overdosing of DOACs and on-label reduced dosing, besides lower risk of all-cause mortality HR 0.69 (0.52–0.93) in the overdosed patients.
Conclusions
In this large observational registry-based NVAF cohort, underdosing of DOACs is associated with higher risk of ischemic and all-cause stroke but also major bleeding when compared to on-label dosing. Underlying DOAC therapy may need to be tailored to the specific patient when choosing off-label reduced dosing since underdosed rivaroxaban is associated with higher risk of bleeding complications, and underdosed dabigatran is associated with higher risk of stroke complications, when comparing both with apixaban.
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Hereditary antithrombin deficiency (HATD) is an autosomal dominant disorder that significantly increases the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy. Based on our experience with three previous cases and the Japanese clinical guidelines, we manage high-risk VTE in pregnant women with HATD using unfractionated heparin (UFH) and antithrombin (AT) supplementation from early pregnancy to the peripartum period. Herein, we report another case of HATD type 1 in pregnancy and evaluate changes in AT clearance. A 29-year-old woman had a history of pulmonary embolism (PE) at 14 years and a family history of HATD with AT activity of 47 % at baseline, which decreased to 31 % when she developed PE after an abortion. During her second pregnancy, she was treated with UFH and AT concentrate (ATC) with doses increasing from 50 to 100 IU/kg to achieve target AT activity levels of 50–60 % throughout pregnancy and 70 % during delivery. She delivered a healthy male infant at 39 weeks of gestation. She started to take warfarin on postpartum day 1, with an uneventful postpartum course. AT clearance, calculated using plasma AT antigen levels, showed notable increases in the first and late third trimesters, peaking around delivery and coinciding with elevated thrombin-antithrombin complex levels. These findings suggest increased AT consumption during these periods, which may contribute to unexpected decreases in AT activity. We propose close monitoring of AT activity and providing adequate ATC supplementation alongside anticoagulation throughout pregnancy, particularly during periods of elevated AT clearance, to minimize VTE risks in HATD patients.
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